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Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born: 24 April 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, Yorkshire, India.
Known As: Sachin Tendulkar
Pronounced: Sachin Tendulkar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break, Right Arm Off Break, Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90
Latest Test: India v India at Kolkata, 3rd Test, 2002/03
ODI Debut: India v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90
Latest ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03
More about Sachin Tendulkar [ tendulkar.cricinfo.com ]
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1997
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 30/10/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 103 165 16 8711 217 58.46 31 34 67 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 381 62 1220 27 45.18 3-10 0 0 84.6 3.20
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 30/09/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 300 291 30 11544 186* 44.22 86.56 33 56 93 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1035.5 19 5155 110 46.86 5-32 3 1 56.5 4.97
FIRST-CLASS
(1988/89 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 194 300 30 16754 233* 62.05 55 76 132 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 915.5 145 3028 51 59.37 3-10 0 0 107.7 3.30
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1989/90 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 377 366 44 14684 186* 45.60 43 72 124 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1374.3 6672 155 43.04 5-32 3 1 53.2 4.85
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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By popular opinion the greatest batsman in the world today,
Sachin Tendulkar has the cricketing world at his feet - a fact
reinforced by the reaction that greeted his suspended ban for
ball-tampering during the second Test at Port Elizabeth. The
adulation he commands the world over is unsurpassed, and has been
perhaps since the days of Don Bradman, to whom of course he has
been compared by no less than the great man himself.
But while he may not end with a career Test average of 99.94,
there is little doubt that, based on his vigorous style of
batsmanship and his insatiable appetite for runs and big scores,
he is the most complete batsman since Sir Vivian Richards. In
many ways, though, he has surpassed even that outstanding West
Indian batsman.
When Tendulkar is on song, there is no more majestic sight in the
cricketing world. The spectators at the stadium are on their feet
cheering, while all over the world TV audiences are glued to the
screen. He has scored heavily on all kinds of wickets the world
over, in conditions that lesser mortals have not been able to
master and against bowlers whom other batsmen have found it
difficult to score off.
Immensely gifted and blessed with impeccable technique,
Tendulkar's batting is a dream, combining timing, elegance and
power. Mentally very strong, Tendulkar is best when confronted by
a challenge, as he showed when mowing down Shane Warne in India
in 1998. Captain for two short stints, Tendulkar has made it
clear that he would prefer to concentrate on his batting. Indeed,
he seems to be getting better with every passing year. Scoring
two double centuries in successive seasons and being the first to
cross the 10,000-run barrier in one-dayers is clear proof of
this.
After a remarkable run of 84 Tests uninterrupted, a toe injury
forced Tendulkar to miss the tour of Sri Lanka. The tour of South
Africa surely will not rate among his fondest; despite have
maintained a stainless reputation on and off the field, he found
himself dragged into a mighty controversy. Batting-wise, his runs
in the one-dayers and the first innings of the first Test would
have given him immense pleasure. but being a perfectionist, his
relative failure in the remainder of the series as a whole would
have rankled him.
In home series against Zimbabwe and then England, Tendulkar,
displaying a hugely tightened game and considerable patience,
milked runs off hapless attacks. He even forced the opposition to
play negative hands, as can be seen from Ashley Giles' leg-stump
attack towards the latter part of the home series against
England. The runs did not flow so freely during India's tour of
the West Indies, though; despite notching up a century, he also
made three ducks and ended up on the losing side. Tendulkar has
made public his desire to return triumphant from the tour of
England in 2002, however, and that can only mean bad news for
England's bowlers. (Partab Ramchand)
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